"Cough cough cough..."
Upon hearing Xue Mian's sudden question, Xiao Yan was startled. He coughed up the half-breath he had just inhaled, and his Elder Zhang instantly turned red. Hai Ling'er, who was standing next to him, couldn't help but show her little tiger teeth and giggled.
" Brother Xiao Yan, we all saw it just now, you and that lady inside were hugging each other."
"Well..."
Hai Ling'er's words made Xiao Yan instantly understand why Xue Mian suddenly had this question; it was because of this.
"You two..."
After a long while, Xiao Yan finally came to his senses with a wry smile, shook his head at the two people in front of him, and said:
"She's not my wife..."
"That's your lover!"
Although Hai Ling'er is usually quite quiet, that's only in front of her elders. When she's with her peers, especially after she's no longer bound by the title of co-elder Xiao Yan, she immediately becomes much more lively. However, sometimes she seems to be a little too lively.
Upon hearing this, Xiao Yan shook his head, smiled it off, and immediately regained his serious expression, saying:
She is my best friend.
This simple sentence carried immense weight in Xiao Yan's heart.
In this life, we meet countless people and make countless acquaintances. There are many people we hang out with, drink and have fun with, but those we can truly call friends are few and far between.
This principle is absolute, and it holds true no matter where you go.
Xiao Yan doesn't have many friends; if you count them carefully, you could probably count them on two hands. But even so, these are the people Xiao Yan would protect with his life, and Xiao Yi Xian is one of them!
After Xiao Yan finished speaking, the two people in front of him fell silent. Even with Hai Ling'er's playful nature, she could still see a different meaning in Xiao Yan's eyes.
To avoid an awkward atmosphere, Xue Mian quickly changed the subject, and Xiao Yan also composed himself and chatted with the two with a smile. Meanwhile, inside the dormitory, in front of the closed door, Xiao Yi Xian, still pale-faced, turned away forlornly and slowly and stiffly returned to her bed, her beautiful eyes once again filled with tears...
Two days later, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian set off, leaving the North Sea.
Xiao Yan originally hoped that Xiao Yi Xian could stay a few more days until her injuries healed before leaving, but Xiao Yi Xian kept saying that she was fine and wanted to go out and see the world. Xiao Yan couldn't persuade her otherwise, and at the same time, a sense of worry inexplicably rose in his heart. Therefore, the two of them set off and left the seabed.
Because Xiao Yi Xian was still injured, Xiao Yan asked Hai Zhantian to help him summon a giant deep-sea beast with the strength of the Origin Transformation Realm. The two of them sat on the back of this big guy and it took them all the way to the Northern Wasteland.
On the way, when passing by the North Sea Academy, Xiao Yan couldn't help but stop. Accompanied by Xiao Yi Xian, he climbed to the top of the mountain again. Shui Miao, the number one student of the North Sea Academy, a guy named Chen, seemed to know that Xiao Yan would come and was waiting for him there.
After exchanging a few words, the two felt both joy and a certain warmth within them. This warmth wasn't hostility, but rather the rare sincerity found between true rivals.
In addition, Xiao Yan was shocked to discover that the statue of the Tou She Ancient God, which originally stood atop the mountain peak and reached into the clouds, had mysteriously disappeared into the mountain, leaving only the huge stone platform in the clouds. Now, that place has become another trial ground for the North Sea Academy.
Regarding the strange changes to the statue, probably only the elders in the entire academy knew a little about the inside story, but no one could explain it. Helpless, Xiao Yan bid farewell to Shui Miao and set off on his journey again.
With the giant beast leading the way, their journey was much faster than when they first entered the North Sea a few years ago. In just half a month, they were not far from the North Army City.
Interestingly, they encountered Dragon Marsh Workshop's ship again halfway through their journey. This time, their leader, Liu Jin, was leading the way. Unfortunately, they ran into a terrifying demonic beast with a cultivation level of the Origin Transformation Realm. The beast nearly destroyed their ship. When they saw a second giant beast rapidly approaching, despair filled everyone's faces.
But then, to their astonishment, they saw that the creature that had attacked their ship had actually been forcibly killed by another demonic beast. Its powerful strength had cleaved the beast in two at the waist. In the blink of an eye, the crisis that had shrouded the entire Dragon Marsh Workshop was easily resolved. Immediately afterward, Liu Jin saw Xiao Yan...
Half a month later, Xiao Yan and Xiao Yi Xian arrived at the North Army City. On his second visit, Xiao Yan felt a sense of loss, as if everything had changed.
When he first came here, he was just a Seven-Star Dou Di. Now, almost five years have passed, and he has grown into the Origin Transformation Realm expert. But looking around, there are many differences compared to the past.
Driven by time, the strong strive to become stronger, and the entire world undergoes Ground Shattering changes in their hands.
Shortly after arriving in North Army City, the first piece of news that reached Xiao Yan's ears surprised him.
In just five years, the Northern Wasteland Northern Wasteland Hall has expanded its influence in all directions, annexing many of the old forces in the Northern Wasteland. Its overall strength is constantly growing. Its Palace Master, Qin Xu, has already entered the Late Origin Transformation Realm, making him extremely powerful. Even the Southern Hall Master has entered the Middle Origin Transformation Realm, making him the second pillar of the Northern Wasteland Hall. These two are undoubtedly the strongest fighting force of the Northern Wasteland Hall.
However, upon hearing the second piece of information, Xiao Yan's expression instantly darkened...
Just half a month ago, Qin Xu, the Palace Master of the Northern Wasteland Hall, seized a High-Grade Spirit Stone within his jurisdiction...
At the same time, they also captured a girl with heterochromia. The girl had a pair of bright, colorful eyes that were extremely lively. The most amazing thing was that those eyes could see the location of all the treasures in the world. Whenever a treasure appeared near the girl, it would be discovered by her. It is said that those eyes are one of the few heterochromatic eyes in the world.
Illusory Spirit Eyes!
Currently, the Lord of the Northern Wasteland Hall has imprisoned that girl and is preparing to publicly change her pupils in two days!
He wanted to possess that Illusory Spirit Eyes!
The moment Xiao Yan heard this news, a ferocious killing intent suddenly rose in his heart!